New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-03
DIR. BARNA RD'S LOYALTY RECALLED.



INDEPENDENCE BEFORE THE REBELLION
TWO FOURTH OF JULY CREATIONS By THE president
OF COLOMBIAN ODE SUNG IN ALABAMA.
Although President Barnard Of Columbia College Is not
to take part Bowers Independence Day ceieora
ton at Woodstock OF the few places where tue eS
Of 20 still kept burning may not be inappropriate
at this time mention his fame as Fourth OF July ora
tor which probably antedates that OF any OF Mr. BOW
ems speakers this year. In 1929. the year after his
graduation from Yale when Dr. Barnard was just
twenty year old he delivered the Grafton In his nauVe
town Of Sheffield, Mass 1t was given In the meeting
house and declared by the village paper 10 DO
" chaste and elegant production
One of the volunteer toass at the dinner which iol-
lowed the public meeting The Orator OF the Day
the eoquence learning and sound principles OF his ex
ceent address give promise OF future usefulness
to his country" How we'll that sentiment was chosen
Dr. Barnard's nearly sixty years rs college professor
and president have shown Another toast NJ inc ohe
field dinner was given by the Orator OF the Day IL
was "Tbe inhabitants Of my native place IL Is SUN
Gent praise to say that they are not degenerate OF
spring of the patriots Of 70 May then sons likewise In
herit their virtues"
On July A. 1851 Dr. Barnard then Professor OF Chem
stry and Natural History In the University OF Alabama
delivered Grafton before the citizens OF tuscaloosa
which was published by request Of the Mayor aud Alder
men of the city He consented speak the sole con-
dton that he should be allowed to say what he chose on
the burning question the day. Associated with MIN IN
the University Faculty who even then Favored
secession-dsunion called The muterngs OF the
coming storm plainly dlsoernible but IL was ADMIT
ted on ali that this oraton read In every psrt OF
the State as It was within week. presented the Northern
cause entirely light In Alabama ana checkeu
the rising spirit Of rebellion Tor many
years An idea of the address may DO oD-
tanned from the peroration Starting with this SEN
timent: "No Just for a dissolution OF the Union
in anything which has hitherto happened; but the Union
is the only 50 ury for Southern rights; he explained
the attitude of the Government aud especially the North
ern feeling ward the South showed clearly Engands
position on the question OF separation Of the staesand
| closed as follows: 80,
arisen he the Thought cast out with loathing aud horror
Decree our separation While the Constitution st con
SUGGESTION dare again to intrude upon minds De
cree our separation God in His Infinite mercy FORBID!
gentleman, In this city, who heard the Grafton
delivered gave TRIBUNE reporter this account OF the
| condition Of affairs in Alabama at that time:
In the excitement which followed the close OF the Mex
lean War; with it, accompanying acquisitions Of terri
S %ty 1ae SCa from ~ making slave States out California
and all the rest Of the territory acquired sS aheh
ing the popular madness and slavery began 70 ee every
where Sen t ad the and powerfully eo
quent though INSCRIPTIONS agtator, William L. fahcey,
Of Alabama made his apPearaGe on ,e scene a he peoS
began TO talk with cool indifference OF civil war ana
d6 70 G se e Mas that he leaders did not
really anticipate or desire war; but believed that by
they would fIighten the North into concedlng all their
demands But the common people we're not 80 caleni9t
ready to take up actually as they were later In
Tuscaloosa county and city had always been whig.
and had discouraged all rant and menace. But nj this
time ihs and SG % sed against the advO
OF mild and sensible measures, were having lts
effect and ntmidating especially the younger men: IL
10 he haZa
Joining in the popular cry for open Violence Lnere weI
gave the teaching of that institution The
president and two of the leading professors were OF thai
OF the faculty who not IN harmony with he popular
Among the other citizens, however, there were some
whom this new and angry phase OF popular feeling
seriously alarmed The Common Council OF ne CITY,
War; loyasts on the whole and they desired 10 DO
something to stem the ndS e roqT OF Se @ sent s
committee TO the professor from the North 70 invite
so he should ye these south Caroinans piece Of his
mind, and they said that that was just what they wanted
seen snresed his colleagues greatly but produced
decided sensation In the community ana elter tnnt
day people die al ways hold their breath when poht
topics mentioned In the streets OF Tuscaloosa
The night before this grafton delivered committee
asked Professor Barnard TO write ode to be sung at
the celebration the day He consented to do so and
within hour wrote the following stanzas which were
sung by four young before the address:
,Tis the day OF Freedoms birth,
Fling her starry banner forth;
Let Il wave from South 20 North,
In her own blue sky.
Floating wide. from sea 10 sea,
On the breath OF liberty
Let that glorious standard be
Ever borne on high
Who ts onward woui bari
Who its lustrous folds would mari
Who apoutd blot array star
Let him come not near.
Who would bear IL proudly on,
TIL ts werld wide c0urse Is run
Ofhs sire a worthy son.
Let him join MS hero
BY that sainted hero sage,
Whose great deeds-our heritage
Fill with brightness histry's page
BY Washington.
We will cling. tia hope expires
the charter OF our sres,
With grasp that never tires
Till course Is run.